There's trouble brewing in the first few weeks of the NBA season for the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies, who play host to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in an NBA Cup game, have lost four straight and their top two players -- All-Stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. -- are struggling in new coach Tuomas Iisalo's system.

In Wednesday's 124-109 loss to the Houston Rockets, Jackson, averaging 17 points per game, attempted only one shot in the opening half and six in total. He finished the game with nine points in 29 minutes.

The story was similar in Monday's home loss to the Detroit Pistons. Jackson attempted only three shots in the first half.

Jackson's number of field-goal attempts per game (11.7) is at its lowest point since 2020-21. Jackson averaged more than 22 points in eac

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